---
typeId: term
recordId: agent-principal
fields:
  title: Agent Principal
  definition: A principal associated with an AI or human-operated agent using Benac APIs.
  order: 450
  usage:
    - Agent identity and Agent Authority are separate.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 6. Identity, signatures, and provenance terminology
---
